1、1模块综合测评(一) Modules 12(时间：100 分钟；满分 120 分).阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)AWhen I first moved to the US，it was very hard for me to understand a friendly chat or conversation.There were a lot of words that were quite unfamiliar to me.They were just common words， but the only difference was the actual me
2、aning and their usage.We are used to different sets of words in other parts of the world due to British English influence.Though this has been changing a lot in recent times，I would like to share with you some of the common words used here and what I felt were different.It took me a while to catch u
3、p very basic words that Americans use in daytoday conversations and I am still learning new words every day!Usually in India，we say， “Can I get my stuff in a plastic cover？” Here in the US，people say， “Can I get a bag for the stuff？”We are used to saying I am a nonvegetarian，but in the US，people mig
4、ht get lost.You have to say， “I eat meat or chicken.” When you go to a restaurant，if you are a vegetarian，you should say， “NO Meat or Chicken”； otherwise，you may find interesting stuff as a vegetarian in your food.Americans consider association football (英式足球) to be a kids sport.People say soccer wh
5、en they refer to actual football.In Europe and other parts of the world we call football，but here in the US they say it soccer.Typically in the restaurant after you are done with a meal，you ask for a check not a bill in the US from the waiter.No one uses “lift” here; it is “elevator”Any shop is call
6、ed store.We often get confused when Americans use “bike”It means “bicycle”If you want to take a bath，people say， “I need to take a shower.”1Which of the following groups of words is most likely to be said by an American?AWaiter ，get my stuff in a plastic cover，please.BIs there anything wrong with th
7、e lift?2CWould you like to watch the soccer match this afternoon?DIt is so great to go traveling across the country on a bicycle!【解析】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“In Europe and other parts of the world we call football，but here in the US they say it soccer.”可知 C 项正确，其余三项均可在文中找到错误的依据。【答案】 C2When you go to a restaur
8、ant in the US，which of the following sentences will be used?AIf you dont eat meat， you will say “I am a vegetarian.”BIf you are a nonvegetarian，you will say “I eat meat or chicken.”CIf you are done with a meal，you will say “Could I have the bill，please？”DIf you want interesting stuff as a vegetarian
9、 in your food，you will say “No Meat or Chicken.”【解析】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段可知 A、D 两项错误，B 项正确；根据第五段第一句可知 C 项错误。【答案】 B3It can be inferred from the passage that Ajust common words are used in daytoday conversationsBEnglish spoken in India is mostly influenced by British EnglishCBritish English is different from
10、 American English in all wordsDEnglish in European countries is mostly influenced by American English【解析】 推理判断题。根据第一段的“We are used to different sets of words in other parts of the world due to British English influence.”以及第二段中的“Usually in India，we say.”可以推断出印度人 说的英语主要是受英式英语的影响。【答案】 B4Whats the autho
11、rs purpose of writing this passage?ATo share some of his funny experiences.BTo tell us that language is always changing.3CTo tell us that English spreads widely in the world.DTo introduce some differences between British English and American English.【解析】 写作意图题。纵观全文，作者讲述自身的经历，目的是为了向我们介绍英式英语和美式英语之间的一些
12、差异。故选 D。【答案】 DBNick Goldsmith remembers the moment he decided to become a hospice(收容所) volunteer.His mother was telling him a story about a friend who worked at a hospice，about how one day，she was walking past a patients door when the patient cried out to her.But there was nothing wrong，he only want
13、ed some companionship.He didnt want to be alone，so she sat with him.Goldsmith thought to himself， “Theres no reason I cant do that.”Not only did he do it，but he started a student volunteer program at Dowling Catholic High School to ensure the work he started at Taylor House Hospice will continue aft
14、er he graduates.Last month，Iowa Health Hospice honored Goldsmith，18 ，for his volunteer work with the organization by naming a $ 500 annual scholarship for him，which will be open to any student who volunteers with Iowa Health Hospice.“That was by far the least we could do to recognize Nick， ”Susie Fl
15、ood said.“He hasnt just given his own time and energy，but hes encouraged others to do the same.”Goldsmith hadnt had any experience with hospice before entering the door of Taylor House.He chose it because his mothers friend，whose story had forced him to volunteer，works there.“Theyre really excited a
16、bout my being there and theres a real need for teen volunteers， ”Goldsmith said.“The principal at Dowling approved my being able to offer service hours to anyone who would like to volunteer.”Students must earn a certain number of service，or community service hours to graduate from Dowling.When Golds
17、mith leaves Des Moines next fall to attend college，hell give up leading the hospice servicelearning program.“I want us，as Dowling students，to 4keep making a difference， ”he said.“Its easy to talk about things you can do to help people，but what many teenagers dont realize is how good it can make you
18、feel inside.”5Nick Goldsmiths mothers friends story Ataught him how to be a volunteerBinspired him to be a hospice volunteerCforced him to work at a hospiceDmade him learn to accompany the old【解析】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Theres no reason I cant do that.”和第三段中的“He chose it because his mothers friend，whose st
19、ory had forced him to volunteer， works there.”可知，Nick Goldsmith 被妈妈的朋友的故事所激励，自己也想成为一名收容所志愿者。故答案为 B。【答案】 B6Why did Goldsmith start the student volunteer program?ATo meet his schools requests.BTo make more students work for him.CTo help himself to graduate.DTo help more patients at a hospice.【解析】 推理判断
20、题。根据文章第二段中的“.to ensure the work he started at Taylor House Hospice will continue after he graduates”可知，其目的是为了为收容所培养更多的志愿者，从而也就帮助了收容所里更多的病人。故答案为 D。【答案】 D7Which of the following is TRUE of Susie Flood?AShe worked for Iowa Health Hospice.BShe taught at Dowling Catholic High School.CShe acted as one of
21、Des Moines officials.DShe was a patient at Taylor House Hospice.【解析】 推理判断题。关于 Susie Flood 的身份，从文章第二段中的“.a $500 annual scholarship for him，which will be open to any student who volunteers 5with Iowa Health Hospice.”可知 Goldsmith 获得的奖学金是由 Iowa Health Hospice 所发放的；由第三段中的 “That was by far the least we co
22、uld do to recognize Nick， Susie Flood said.”可以判断出这个人应该是服务于 Iowa Health Hospice 的。故答案为 A。【答案】 A8Who will be the new leader of Goldsmiths volunteer program?AOne worker at a hospice.BA teacher at Dowling school.CHis future college student.DSome Dowling students.【解析】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段，上了大学之后，他就要辞去在“hospice
23、 servicelearning program”中所担任的 职务，而根据“I want us，as Dowling students，to keep making a difference”可以判断该 program 主要是针对学生的。因此，未来的领导 者应该出自该校的学生。故答案为 D。【答案】 DCFinding a job is difficult.But what might be even more untoward is figuring out how to get used to the new environment that you are working in when
24、 you do finally manage to get a new job.Here are some tips for dealing with the adjustment period.Be friendly to people.Any job is better when you are friends of the people that you are working with.You should be friendly to everyone that you are meeting.Actually listen to what these people tell you
25、.Most people like making friends with those who are willing to listen.Stay positive.One of the things that makes it difficult to adjust to a new job is negativity.If you automatically (无意识地) make judgments about things at the office that you arent going to like，then youre going to find it difficult
26、to approach the job with a positive attitude.Try to focus on the things that you like about the work and stay away from anyone that is saying negative things on the job.Keep relaxed.Accept the fact that you probably arent going to get used to the new job immediately.You are going to make some mistak
27、es.You are going to get confused or youre going to confuse others by doing things differently than what 6theyre used to.Be relaxed.The thing that you really need to get used to a new job，is just time.Getting used to a new job or a new work environment isnt easy，but it doesnt have to be particularly
28、difficult either.Get to know the people that you are working with and the unspoken rules of the place by paying attention to what is going on around you and accepting that its going to take some time to get used to it all! After you have adjusted to your new job the way to do the job well is coming
29、to the first question.9The underlined word “untoward” in Para.1 probably means Adifficult BimpressiveCimportant Dshocking【解析】 词义猜测题。根据画线词上文的“Finding a job is difficult.”以及画线词前的“even more”可推断，画线词所在句意 为“获得新工作之后，如何适应新的工作环境更难。 ”即画 线词含义是“困难的” 。【答案】 A10In the authors opinion，you can learn unspoken rules b
30、y Aasking for others helpBcopying others behaviorCfollowing others instructionsDnoticing whats going on in the workplace【解析】 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，交朋友能帮助人们适应新的环境，人们喜欢和善于倾听自己所交的朋友。由此判断，倾听别人有助于适应新的环境。【答案】 B11If the passage continues，what may be talked about?AHow to keep relaxed.BHow to do your job well.CHow t
31、o make fewer mistakes in your job.DThe importance of adjusting to your new job.【解析】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“After you have adjusted to your new 7job the way to do the job well is coming to the first question.”可知，适应了新工作之后，如何做好这份工作就成为随之而来的首要问题。由此推断，文章接下来会阐述如何做好你的工作。【答案】 B12What would be the best title for this p
32、assage?AWhat to do in an interviewBWays to find a satisfactory jobCTips for adjusting to a new jobDHow to get along well with others【解析】 标题归纳题。根据全文内容，尤其是第一段“Here are some tips for dealing with the adjustment period.”可知，本文主要 讲述的是如何适应新的工作环境。【答案】 CDDecember 15，2014Dear Alfred，I want to tell you how imp
33、ortant your help is to my life.Growing up，I had people telling me I was too slow，though，with an IQ of 150at 17， Im anything but stupid.The fact was that I was found to have ADHD (注意力缺陷多动障碍) Anxious all the time，I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time.However，when something did i
34、nterest me，I could become absorbed.In high school， I became curious about the computer，and built my first website.Moreover，I completed the senior course of Computer Basics，plus five relevant precollege courses.While I was exploring my curiosity，my disease got worse.I wanted to go to college after hi
35、gh school， but couldnt.So，I was killing my time at home until June 2012 when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center.Since then， I have taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics.Currently，Im learning your Probability course.I have hundreds of 8printer paper，co
36、vered in selfwritten notes from your videos.This has given me a purpose.Last year，I spent all my time looking for a job where，without dealing with the public，I could work alone，but still have a team to talk to.Luckily，I discovered the jobData Analystthis month and have been going full steam ahead.I
37、want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession， without going to college，and be just as good as，if not better than，my competitors.Thank you.Youve given me hope that I can follow my heart.For the first time，I feel good about myself because Im doing something， not because someone told m
38、e I was doing good.I feel whole.This is why youre saving my life.Yours，Tanis【语篇解读】 本文是一封感谢信。塔尼斯智商高达 150，但是身患注意力缺陷多动障碍，多亏艾尔弗雷德的培训中心，塔尼斯有了在线学习的机会，重新有了人生的奋斗目标，并找到了一份工作。13. Why didnt Tanis go to college after high school?AShe had learned enough about computer science.BShe had more difficulty keeping foc
39、used.CShe preferred taking online courses.DShe was too slow to learn.【解析】 细节理解题。书信正文第二段中塔尼斯讲述自己尽管智商高，但是身患注意力缺陷多动障碍，每次保持注意力集中达不到一个多小时(unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time)；第四段中又提到病情加剧(my disease got worse)，中学毕业后想上大学，但是不能 ，显然是由于她无法集中注意力，故选 B 项。【答案】 B14As for the working environment，T
40、anis prefers Aworking by herselfBdealing with the public9Ccompeting against othersDstaying with ADHD students【解析】 细节理解题。根据题干中的 working environment，我们可以定位到第六段的 looking for a job，该段说到作者希望的工作 环境：I could work alone，but still have a team to talk to。A 项 working by herself 与该句中的 work alone 表达的意思一致，故 选 A 项。
41、【答案】 A15Tanis wrote this letter in order to Aexplain why she was interested in the computerBshare the ideas she had for her professionCshow how grateful she was to the centerDdescribe the courses she had taken so far【解析】 写作目的题。作者在文章开头直接说明写信的目的：你的帮助对我的人生是多么重要；然后描述自己的病情，未了的大学梦，以及艾尔弗雷德开办的网站给作者带来的学习快乐，因
42、此本文的写作目的是 C 项：表明她对这个学习中心的感激。【答案】 C .阅读填句(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。16 They learn languages，history，geography，physics，chemistry and mathematics.Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living.School education is very important and useful.Yet n
43、o one can learn everything from school. 17 The teachers job is to show his students how to learn.He teaches them how to read and how to think. 18 It is always more important to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula(公式 )It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history
44、or a formula in maths. 19 Great scientists，such as Einstein，Newton and Galileo didnt get everything from school.But they were all so successful.They invented so many 10things for mankind.The reason for their success is that they worked hard all their lives，wasting not a single moment.They would ask
45、many questions as they read and they did thousands of experiments.20 ASo much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.BA teacher，no matter how much he knows，can not teach his students everything they want to know.CAbove all，they knew how to use their brains.DMany people go to
46、 school for an education.EThey went to college and learned from professors.FIf we want to be successful，we only learn science subjects.GBut it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a maths problem.【答案】 1620 DBAGC.完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)My mother made me a teacher.I dont mean that
47、 she 21 me to become a teacher.She made me a teacher because she taught me to love learning and 22 In addition to my mothers 23 ，there are several other events in my life that 24 me to become a teacher.When I was little，I could not 25 the syllable(音节) “er”No one could understand me.I remember being
48、VERY 26 Then ，when I was four， my mother took me to meet a wonderful 27 teacher named Miss Philips.After six weeks，I 28 say “sister” and “flower”I learned then the power of education.My mother said， “ 29 is the worlds most important job.”When I was thirteen I 30 a month in Shiners Hospital.I got to know the other 31 there.They were wonderful，very sweet and caring.I had them 32 an autograph(亲笔签名) book so I could remember them.I remember being shocked that 33 they were very intelligent，many of them could ha